Cross Atu
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Posted - 2014.05.27 17:10:00 -
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One of the best things Legion could do to improve the NPE over Dust 514 is completely remove (at least from all leaderboards/post match screens) the misleading current KDR stat.
KDR as it currently functions in D514 is deceptive, non-functional and teaches players new to the game bad habits (or reinforces bad habits from other games) which will not server them, their squad or their team within the context of Dust-Legion.
I will happily go into threadnough length detail if needed/upon request, but for purposes of this post I shall strive to be brief.
Legion should include no tracking of current KDR instead Legion should replace the current ill defined catch all with a series of more specific and useful metrics, examples include.
- WP per death - Most useful general metric
- Clone Kills per Clone Death - more specific
- ISK value destroyed per Death - Because even the above stat doesn't properly reflect AV work
- ISK lost per ISK destroyed - Not all fittings are created equal
- Revives per death
- Armor (and shields if we get a transporter) repped per death - 4 & 5 because support roles matter as much as kills
- Assists per death - This could include all types of assists, or be broken down into sub-categories.
- Deaths per weapon type - More valuable than "how many times did I die" is "what kills me most often".
- Match Nemesis - Player that did the most damage to you/killed you most often within the match (promotes competition and is useful for tracking outlier situations like being hunted by a specific player).
- W/L ratio - With stronger matchmaking this will become much more relevant
- Matches complete vs matches dropped - Very useful for a recruiter
- Depending on stat tracking - Many other options depending on how deep the stat tracking goes; 'WP earned from squad commission', 'WP earned via squad orders', 'WP, kills, et al from OBs', etc.
Obviously not all of this would go on the post match leaderboard, but including it in the character profile with filters for weekly, monthly and lifetime would be highly useful. As to the post match board itself, if we're seeing the same format as we do now I'd advocate replacing the current KDR stat with an ISK efficiency stat. Yes matchmaking is supposed to address the problem of proto stomping, but there's no reason we shouldn't be giving credit to the folks who have enough skill to take out proto fits in starter gear (or whatever the max disparity allowed by the matchmaking system turns out to be).
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Cross Atu
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Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2014.05.28 08:45:00 -
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Bragoltur Valaruina wrote:OK, new thought.
Make the meta level of the needle and the fit you picked up be war point modifiers.
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Cross Atu wrote:Problem: Use of higher meta Injectors reduces WP earnings potential. (From a feedback thread I started during closed beta). More details.
In short one of the key ways to improve injector use is to properly iterate the risk vs reward dynamic in game.
Currently the lowest meta needle grands the highest potential rewards.
This not only provides pressure to use weaker revives over stronger ones, but also encourages risky play due to the lower buy in cost of these 'best reward' needles.
If on the other hand the highest earnings were scaled with the highest tactical effect and highest buy in/risk then those running the needles will be a bit more selective, also those being revived will come back with a greater chance at survival.
It's also worth noting that there is in fact a point where WP stop being awarded for reviving the same merc, anecdotally it seems to be a short cooldown on earnings.
Upshot - Many of these multi-revives aren't actually earning anything. If needed this cooldown could be expanded, it could also, in theory be tied to the meta of the needle used thus giving even more reason to run the best gear.
Cheers,
Cross
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